It’s a rather fine Sunday morning and the weather seems to be on our side for the moment? We have arrived at the outer rim of the city of Hoenefoss and close by there are a number of businesses, industry plants and a large hospital (See picture).
There’s also a free parking lot so that visitors to the city may choose to leave their cars and take a bus down into the city center.
Perhaps avoid being fined by a strict body of parking officials?Her ser vi selve Hverven industrifelt som er under oppbygging.
Here we may see the Hverven Industrial Park which is under construction.Og selvfølgelig finnes en bensinstasjon
And, of course, there is a gasoline station –I tillegg finnes det et lite overnattingssted: Ringerike Gjestegård som antagelig er noe billigere enn hotellene nede i selve byen?

OK. then you’ve seen the industrial park as well as the residental area? Now we need to get downtown so that you’ll be able to form an opinion of the city itself.En helt ny Hønefoss vg. skole har blitt bygget her like ved selve rådhuset.
A brand new ‘Hoenefoss High School has been built here close by the City Hall.Og med en ganske rommelig parkeringsplass like ved. Jeg har kanskje en liten mistanke om at den også vil bli flittig brukt av kommunalt ansatte?

And with a spacious parking lot near by! I have a sneaking suspicion that may be this lot will be extensively utilized by municipal staff as well . . .?Og meget nær ved ligger altså Ringerike Rådhus –
And very close by lies the City Hall of the minicipality ‘Ringerike’ –Et nærbilde av Ringerike Rådhus.
A close-up of the ‘Ringerike City Hall’.Direkte tvers over veien fra Rådhuset ligger Eikli skole.
Directly across the road from the City Hall we find the ‘Eikli School’Og idet vi krysser brua, så må vi jo ta med dette lille ‘kunsteverket’ fra naturens hånd?
And crossing the bridge, wew feel compelled to show you this little piece of art from the hands of nature itself?

Passing across the bridge I noticed some kind of obelisk which was placed well under the bridge, and for a moment I was wondering over the schosen location? It made me a bit curious; enough to wat to take a closer look.Ser dere? Der ved siden av treet? Og det er altså ikke en bauta over noen som helst, men en ‘målesten’ som viser vannstanden i elva der nede når den en gang i mellom blir mer lik en sjø enn en elv.

Can you see it? There by the tree? And it proved to be no memorial at all! In fact it was a stone measuring the water level when this river at times looks more like a lake than a river (like now).Hvis dere ser på de øverste gule blomstene, så står nok disse minst 3 – 3,5 meter over dagens vannspeil. Målesteinen står igjen minst halvannen meter høyere enn blomstene.

The marker may nstand approximately 9 feet high. Looking at the markings it seems that this river at times have been abot 20 feet higher than today. That is a lot of water!!!Og vi kan se tiltalende boligstrøk som nok befinner seg betydelig høyre oppe –
And we may see nice residental areas which are located far higher up into the hill side.Eller lengre unna, men disse ligger akkurat innenfor flommålet!!!
Or further away, but – these are just within the markings !!!Nåda? Hva er vel historien bak denne? Den ser jo relativt ny og ubrukt ut. Tilsynelatende helt brukbar, men hvor er den andre? Hvem har gått hjem på èn sko? Eller . . .?

Now what? What’s the history behind this? It does looks relatively new and unspoiled, fit for use, but where is the other one? Who’s been walking home in one shoe? Or what . . .?Egentlig et vanlig gatebilde. Her ser vi oppover Storgata og inn i selve byen Hønefoss.

Actually an ordinary street picture. Here we are looking up the ‘Storgaten’ and into the city of Hoenefoss itself.The Hoenefoss Health Center.Her i en liten sidegate til Torggaten ligger Tingretten på Ringerike.
Here – hidden in a small sidestreet to Torggaten lies the ‘District court’ of Ringerike.Og her ligger Sentralstasjonen for busstrafikken i Hønefoss.
This is the Central Bus Station in Hoenefoss.I denne delen av byen ligger også Ringerike vg. skole som er betydelig større enn hva det ser ut til på bildet.
In this part of the city lies also the ‘Ringerike High School which is way larger than it looks from this picture.Da er vi tilbake i hovedgaten og nærmer oss det gamle torget.
Then we’re back on the main street approaching the old Market Place.Og se hva vi fant? En ekte ‘amerikaner’ av den gode gamle sorten. Til og med med bilder av Elvis Presley i frontruta! 🙂

This used to be the Grand Hotel in Hoenefoss. And a note in a window indicated that it may still be so, but if you want to check into this hotel, it’ll have to be after 4.00 pm and before 10.00 pm! And if you wanted to speak to anyone, you’re best bet would be to try through the back yard! Wishing you the best of luck!Vi ble litt nysgjerrig på denne skiltingen og ville derfor kikke litt nærmere på dette.All stans forbudt! 30 km/t-sone og forbudt for motoriserte kjøretøy – med mindre du tilfeldigvis bodde her inne! Ja, tenkte vi, da er det vel kanskje bare ett enkelt hus som ligger på oversiden av jernbanelinjen? Men nei,- det viste seg etter hvert at det var et helt borettslag og mere til her oppe . . .

INtrigued by the signs, we walked a bit closer. All stops prohibited! 30 km/h-zone and prohibited for all motorized vehicles – unless you happened to live on the other side!
Well, we thought, it’s probably one or two houses that have been left on the wrong side of the tracks? But no! As we were to find out, there were a full housing association with several dozens of apartments and more up there . . .Her er ett av dem!
Here’s one of them!Her oppe kunne vi fotografere Jernbanestasjonen i Hønefoss. Et bygg med fantastisk arkitektur, men uhyggelig vanskelig å fotografere på en skikkelig måte.

Up here we could take a picture of the Railwaay Station at Hoenefoss; a building with a fabulous architecture, but next to impossible to photograph in a satisfactory way.Her er et boligstrøk fra denne delen av byen.
Here a residental area from this part of the city.Når solen skinner kan det lett bli litt idyllisk her oppe langs Molvald.
When the sun is shining it becomes rather idyllic up here on the banks of Molvald.Og den gamle jernbanebrua er et lite teknisk vidunder av sin tid, pittoresk som den er!
And the old railway bridge is actually a technical marvel of its time, picturesque as it is.Hønefoss har i det hele tatt mye fin gammel arkitektur hvis man bare bruker øynene –
Hoenefoss have indeed a lot of fine old architecture if you only use your eyes –Jeg vet ærlig talt ikke hvem som er størst: ‘Kuben’ eller ‘Stormarkedet’, men begge ligger i Hønefoss og da spiller det vel mindre rolle?

Honestly I don’t know who’s the biggest: ‘Kuben’ or ‘Stormarkedet’, but they are both located in Hoenefoss and then I guess of less importance?Comfort Hotel Ringerike er det nyeste hotellet i Hønefoss og ligger sentralt midt i byen.
The ‘Comfort Hotel Ringerike‘ is the newest hotel in Honefoss and is very centrally located!Rett bak hotellet ligger ‘Ringerikes Blad‘ som er lokalavisen fremfor noen i denne del av landet.

The river usually presents itself with an impressive waterfall thundering over these cliffs, but now during the summer season the water level is substantial lower and the waterfall dries out.Den imponerende fontenen montert i ytterkant av fossen, er imidlertid sikret nok vann til enhver tid.

Directly in front of us lies ‘Riddergaarden’ (Trans.: The Ridder Farm). AS you may see,l it’s marked as a historic curiosity that you’d want to see. It’s believed that ‘Riddergaarden’ was built in 1732 and is a living example showing us how rich peeople were living in those days? This is a complete farm built around a small square overlooking the river.Før vi tar oss rundt til baksiden av Riddergaarden, kaster vi et blikk oppover Strandgaten –
Before moving around to the back of Riddergaarden, we take a quick look up
‘Strandgaten’ –Et raskt blikk over gjerdet –
A quick loook across the fence –Og her er ‘Riddergaarden’ sett fra baksiden – godt skjermet fra veien og med utsyn mot elven!
And here is the ‘Ridder’s Farm’ seen from the back, well sheltered from the traffic and with a view to the river!Veldig nær ved: Hønefoss skole!
Very close by: The Hoenefoss School!

Got kind of fed up, did you? 🙂
Yeah, it became a rather large one. I’m getting as many likes on a singel picture as on a 70 picture report so ideally I could save a lot of time! But I wish to build a base showing how it would be to live in such places, and then I need to publish at least 25-30 pictures from each place!